To Althea, From Prison Quizzes

To Althea, From Prison Quiz

1 What kind of poetry is Lovelace associated with?
Romantic

Shakespearean

Anachronistic

Cavalier
2 Which of the following is NOT a natural symbol in the poem?
Wind

Birds

Fish

Wolves
3 Why was Lovelace imprisoned?
For insulting the king

For becoming a Catholic

For supporting the Royalist case

For failure to pay his debts
4 Who of the following was not a Cavalier poet?
Alexander Pope

Robert Herrick

John Suckling

Thomas Carew
5 Lovelace gave what to the House of Commons?
An ultimatum

A threat

A debt

A petition
6 Who is "Love" in the poem?
The King

Althea

Cupid

Anacreon
7 What is a "committed linnet"?
A caged bird

A principled royalist

A type of dress

A warrior faction
8 The poem's main message can be seen as an example of
Classicism

Stoicism

Puritanism

Existentialism
9 Stanza 3 has a scene showing a
Symposium

Parliamentary meeting

Orgy

Execution
10 Which writer was a major influence on Lovelace and his peers?
Alexander Pope

William Shakespeare

Ben Jonson

Oliver Cromwell
11 To "wanton" means to
To esacpe

To play

To desire

To eat
12 Who brings Althea to the speaker?
The King

A finch

Cupid

God
13 Which is NOT personified in the poem?
Fish

Bars

Wind

Linnets
14 The speaker sees love as a form of
Divinity

Imprisonment

Doom

Torture
15 The monarch referred to in the poem is
King Charles I

King James

Queen Elizabeth I

King George
16 Where did Lovelace go after being released on bail?
London and Canterbury

France and Spain

Scotland and Ireland

Holland and France
17 Lovelace's first poetry collection was called
Finches

Althea

Sacheverell

Lucasta
18 Lovelace was inspired by which Ancient Greek poet?
Homer

Alcibiades

Sappho

Anacreon
19 What does "to tipple" mean?
To tip over

To drink

To fly

To drown
20 The speaker describes his voice as _____ than a finch
Lower

Uglier

Shriller

Baser
21 To the speaker, Althea's eyes are a
Rope

Cup

Beacon

Fetter
22 Cavalier poets often wrote ____ poetry
Imagist

Angry

Religious

Pastoral
23 The lines “shriller throat shall sing / The sweetness” are an example of
Assonance

Personification

Allegory

Alliteration
24 What happened to King Charles I?
Executed

Exiled

Drowned

Elected
25 One of Lovelace's most famous poems is about a
Grasshopper

Butterfly

Snake

Ant

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